Real Madrid renews interest in Maicon

Maicon is, right now, the player most likely to strengthen the right side of defence at Real Madrid. His role at Inter Milan has changed and the club’s new youth and cost cutting policy, put into practice by president Massimo Moratti, moves him closer to Mourinho’s team.

Inter has opened the door to the Brazilian, despite him being under contract until 2014, because it believes that the player’s time at the club has come to an end and it wants to cut one of its highest paid players from its wage bill. Although one of the best right-backs of recent years, he’s had an erratic season, combining good games with bad ones.

The new Inter manager, Andrea Stramaccioni has agreed the player´s exit. The time has come to stop squandering money and find some young players. Maicon, who is 30 years old and earns ¤4m a year after tax, is for sale.

Real Madrid is well placed to make a deal and has already made first contact to assess whether a transfer is worthwhile from a sporting and financial perspective. From a sporting point of view, Mourinho has no doubt that Maicon still has a lot to offer and could perform at the highest level for at least two more seasons.